L.A. Now Live: Discuss Marina del Rey's pollution plan fight

Marina del Rey Harbor is home to more than 4,500 boats, and the California Regional Water Quality Board is considering a plan that would force boat owners to strip the copper paint off the bottom of their vessels at their own expense. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Join Times staff writer Matt Stevens at 9 a.m. Thursday for a discussion about boat owners in Marina del Rey who are resisting plans for the first extensive pollution cleanup in the area's history.

On Thursday, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board is scheduled to consider changes that would force boaters to strip copper paint from the bottom of their vessels and replace it with a less toxic alternative.